We continue to sing socially distanced and for some of the rehearsal with masks on. We ask that everyone takes a lateral flow test before the rehearsal.

After a series of warm up activities, we looked at the following pieces:

1. Like a Rainbow

• Be sure to sing accurate rhythm as in Bar 32 – ‘Together we are’. This rhythm occurs many times throughout the piece
• Bar 71 for Altos & men – breathe before together
• At F in Bar 78 – be ready for ‘We’ on 3^rd beat
• Bars 71- 76 note how the 3 parts have different rhythms – listen but don’t be distracted

2. Jubilate

• We revised and sang through Bars 38-69, paying attention to entries. Watch the pages 7/8 turn and be ready
• Crescendo from Bar 59 through to Bar 69
• Observe the pause at Bar 105 and back to tempo in Bar 106
• In the final section, keep the vowels pure and clear in pronouncing ‘Amen’

3. All will be well (Will Todd)

• Note dynamics – Bar 11 mf as tenors join and Bar 16Tutti but p
• Shape each phrase musically – gentle crescendo in and decrescendo out
• Watch intonation, keep pitch up in repeated ‘all will be well’ sections
• Bars 41 – 44, listen to others but stick to your own part for notes and rhythm
• Crescendo through Bar 43 to 44
• Careful to put the ‘t’ at the end of ‘shining light’

4. A Song for you

• At B and again at E, tenors and basses do not have the tune – sing accurately, be ready for entries, observe rests and rhythm but sing p
• At D, sops and altos sing the accompanying ‘Ah’ section dreamily and pp
• All – Crescendo through Bar 70

5. Celebrate

• We spent time practising the rhythms for the clapping and singing sections – to be performed from memory eventually. Mary provided ‘word rhythms’ to help accuracy and memory – see below. Practise before next week!
• Order for singing- Clap section from Bar 1-8, into v1 at Bar 9, at 1^st time Bar 20 back to Bar 9 for v2, at 2^nd time Bar 20 back to Bar 9 for v3, at 3^rd time Bar 20b, sing straight into Bar 21 and the ‘Ah’ and final clapping sections. Remember ‘ Celebrate’ in Bars 37&38.
• Take a breath in middle of Bar 19
• Keep up the pitch, in and between verses, throughout

Celebrate – Blue book p 34

Mary’s ‘word rhythms’ for clapping,

Introduction

“Clapping

Yes, clapping

We are all clapping,

All clapping

We just start clapping

Just start clapping,

Yes, that’s how we start this piece!”

Ending

“It’s

By

A Bullard

A Bullard

It’s by Alan Bullard

Alan Bullard

Joyful piece

It’s a joyful piece

It’s a tricky little piece

It’s a tricky little piece

And he wrote it” [Celebrate]